Listen to a new track from The Oscillation off the upcoming Travel Expop Series #2

Travel Expop Series #2: Great Britain

A couple of years ago, French record label Hands In The Dark launched their Travel Expop Series. The first edition, released in partnership with Ruralfaune, focused on artists hailing from France.
The label has announced the release of the second instalment, this time dedicated to Great Britain and co-released with All Time Low. As the label explains, “with each new edition we bring together a handful of experimental pop artists with a label of the same nationality that we admire, on a single vinyl”.
Slated for a August 6th release, Travel Expop Series #2: Great Britain will be available on a limited edition white vinyl featuring new tracks from The Oscillation, Mugstar, Jeff Stonehouse aka Listening Mirror and Ben Nash.
The Oscillation, who Hands In The Dark describe as “the finest current krautrock psyche-pop band in the land”, contributed with two new songs, ‘Kissing The Sun’ and ‘Insect Attention’. The first one has just surfaced the web, be sure to listen to it below.

In other related news, The Oscillation’s third album From Tomorrow is set to be released in September. We’ll keep our ears peeled for more info.

Jherek Bischoff unveils video for ‘Eyes’ featuring David Byrne

David Byrne & Jherek Bischoff - Eyes

A year on from the release of Jherek Bischoff‘s magnificent debut album Composed, which was one of our Album Picks of 2012, we continue to be overwhelmed every time we play it.
The Seattle based songwriter, producer and composer has just unveiled a video for the album’s glorious opener ‘Eyes’ featuring David Byrne. Here it is.

Composed is out now in Europe via The Leaf Label and in North America via Brassland.

Win tickets to see AK/DK and Chik Budo

CTDNight

We’re giving two lucky readers a pair of tickets for the first CTD night next week at The Dalston Victoria featuring AK/DK and Chik Budo and DJ sets from Leaf Troup and Alpha Centauri. Hell, what an incredibly special show it promises to be! To be in with a chance of winning, submit your entry here by midnight Monday 15th July.
More details about the evening can be found on the event page HERE. Tickets are £3 advance and £5 on the door.

Grumbling Fur share two new tasters from upcoming album

Grumbling Fur - The Ballad of Roy Batty

With only two weeks to go for Grumbling Fur to release their somophore album, Glynnaestra, the pair have shared two new brilliants tracks to whet our appetite.
We heard the first taster, ‘Dancing Light’, last week, and now Daniel O’Sullivan and Alexander Tucker are offering ‘Protogenesis’ and ‘The Ballad of Roy Batty’, the latter with a visual accompaniment. Check out both below and watch out for the release of Glynnaestra on July 22nd via Thrill Jockey.


Anna Meredith teases new EP with first cut ‘Orlok’

Anna Meredith - Jet Black Raider

‘Orlok’ is the brand new track from Anna Meredith and it serves as one hell of great taster for her upcoming second EP Jet Black Raider. After weeks of recording glocks, drums, clarinets, cellos and vocals, as Anna said, the follow-up to her outstanding debut EP Black Prince Fury arrives on August 19th via Moshi Moshi Records. The EP will be available on limited edition 12″ vinyl and digitally.
Listen to ‘Orlok’ now via soundcloud.

Watch the 22-minute video for Dan Deacon’s ‘USA’ suite

Dan Deacon - USA

Dan Deacon‘s latest album, America, culminated with a four-song suite called ‘USA’ and featuring ‘USA I: Is a Monster’, ‘USA II: The Great American Desert’, ‘USA III: Rail”‘ and “USA IV: Manifest’.
Now, and coinciding with the recent release of a new single on the Adult Swim Singles series, Dan Deacon teamed up with director/editor Dave Hughes (Off The Air/Adult Swim) to create an epic 22-minute acompanying video for the entire suite. There’s no excuse to miss Deacon’s monumental suite and this amalgamation of footage including animals, cities, splashes of colours, tightrope walking and loads more. Enjoy.


America is out now via Domino.